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      Future

      Engaged Employer

      Future reviews

      3.2

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (712 total reviews)

      Kevin Li Ying

      65% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Future has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Future employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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      712 reviews
      1.0
      Feb 25, 2021

      Avoid at all costs

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You’ll have some kind and talented peers

      Cons

      Systematic bullying tolerated and encouraged from the very top Expect to be overworked and underpaid No regard for well-being Horrific track record for the mental health of employees finding themselves working for future (nearly everyone is thee through acquisitions)

      1.0
      Nov 14, 2017

      Don't believe the good reviews of Future

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The creative teams, who barely got paid to live in this expensive area, were all amazing, passionate people that made quitting very difficult. We were like a family struggling to stay on a sinking raft. Upside, nearly everyone in the tech and games industry has worked at Future and oftentimes, you can bond over how miserable it is/was to work there. Anything higher than two stars for this company was either a brand new employee or upper management writing.

      Cons

      -There are no bonuses, there are no raises -They will shuffle your role at least twice, and one of those times will be a title demotion -Management is horrible; unless you're sucking up constantly to the UK, you will be a nameless peon of the Future mass -People were hired and fired, constantly. Lay offs of veteran Future workers happened every few months as well, and now there's probably only a handful of people there who've stayed 5 years or longer so don't expect to make this a long term career if you somehow decide to work there -Management puts inexperienced people in charge who only want to further their own careers at the expense of their peers below them -HR was great, then they fired the US HR team, then fired the one person later; HR is in the UK and not helpful at all -There's a huge disconnect between the US and UK but neither office has it better than the other; management across the board is horrendous and there is very little transparency -The CEO doesn't know anyone beyond her bubble in the UK -The US team is now a skeleton office of about 15 people or less.

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      Future Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking some time to leave a review. We are disappointed to hear how you feel your experience at Future was. Over the last year we have held regular feedback interviews with selected employees from across the group to gain their thoughts and recommendations so we can continuously improve Future. Based on your comments, we assume that you were part of our Future team in the US. The feedback we receive from our US team is markedly different from what you describe. As well, some of your assertions, such as the average tenure of our team and the amount of time the management team spends in the US, which is significant, aren’t accurate. It’s regrettable you left with the perception you currently hold as the US business is very important to us and we are investing in growing our teams in key locations. Bonuses are something that we have implemented this year and we are very proud to be paying everyone in Future a share of our profits and we expect this to continue in line with our success.
      2.0
      Jul 28, 2022

      Could have been a good place to work...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Unlimited time off (If you've cleared the deck to use it) Well known brands (PC Gamer, TechRadar, etc) Talented and motivated people You can work on subjects that you care about

      Cons

      You'll be woefully underpaid for what you do Ever changing work loads (goalposts constantly moved) Emphasis on clicks and rankings over quality of content Using time off is a rarity due to heavy work loads Few chances (if any) to move up the ladder The work can be very repetitive You won't be very well valued or listened to Pay rises are uncommon and very minor Every decision comes down from the CEO It's always quantity over quality

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      Future Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We agree with you, our employees are absolutely talented and motivated people, so we're sorry to hear you're not feeling valued or listened to. We've been working to give you more opportunities to progress internally, speak up and feel heard, like with our recent engagement survey. We're working hard to turn your valuable feedback into positive change so if you have more suggestions on how we can improve we encourage you to contact us directly.
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